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6 qualities women find most attractive in men

Whether it’s through gruelling gym sessions, intellectual refinement or wallet-slimming shopping sprees, droves of men are on an endless, excruciating mission to appear more interesting, desirable or attractive to the opposite sex. However, you may be making more mistakes in the digital dating department than you think.

Below, we’ve found seven (principally non-physical) qualities that women often find attractive in men. Happily, they disprove many of the tall-dark-and-handsome stereotypes many men contain come to loathe. Instead, from a generous soul to the power of approachability, here are a handful of the most alluring traits and characteristics every man should aim to embody…

Approachability is attractive

A heartening start; it pays not to be too handsome. Of course, men blessed with symmetrical features, chiseled jaws and amazing hair will always score higher in the attractiveness stakes, but several studies have shown that women tend to be more attracted to approachable, average looks when looking for a long-term partner.

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11 qualities in men that women find attractive, according to science

Good looks can be a factor, but they're not as essential as you may think.

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Studies from Evolutionary Psychology and the Journal of Individuality and Social Psychology start women typically choose better-looking guys for flings, not long-term relationships.

A sense of humor is important to women.

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Scientists contain found a sense of humor makes men feel more intelligent, according to studies from Intelligence and Personal Relationships.

Helping others is a desirable trait in men.

For long-term relationships, women maintain to prefer altruistic men who are kind and do good deeds, according to a study from The Journal of Social Psychology.

Another study from that surveyed 68, people in countries found % of women considered "kindness" a very important trait in a partner.

Women tend to like men surrounded by flashy stuff, according to science.

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In studies from the British Journal of Psychology and Journal

8."My boyfriend that I have right now I have been dating for about three weeks, but have been talking for months. He got me a present for Christmas, and I can look at each item in the present specifically and recall the conversation we had where I would've said or implied that I liked that. It surprised me how he listened to what I said and said, 'I saw that and thought you would like it.' He is the sweetest guy I've ever met and isn't embarrassed to be vulnerable with me, and I'm not with him. If only more guys could be like that. He also constantly says the sweetest stuff to me all the time, which makes me touch beautiful and special."

"My last boyfriend did not do that for me. He never said anything nice ever, and we didn't really have any sensitive conversations. I predict that's just not the kind of guy he was. When I was dumping him, I asked him if he even cared anymore, and he said he didn't but just didn't know how to show it. Anyway, the main takeaway is to reveal THAT YOU CARE."

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15 things most women don't realize that men find attractive

When it comes to intergenerational conflict, you never hear too much about Gen Z having a hard time with Generation X or the silent generation having beef with the toddler boomers. However, there seems to be some problem where baby boomers and millennials just can’t get on the same page.

Maybe it’s because millennials were raised during the technological revolution and have to help their boomer parents log into Netflix, while the grandparents get frustrated when their adult children don't grasp how to do basic homemaking and maintenance tasks. There’s also a political divide: Millennials are a reliable liberal voting bloc, whereas boomers are the target demographic for Fox News. Both generations also have differing views on parenting, with boomers favoring an authoritative style over the millennials' gentler approach, which leads to a ton of fight within families.

A Redditor recently asked Xennials, older millennials, and younger Gen Xers born between and to share some quirks of their boomer p